I found this on http://www.i-hacked.com , I think that more than 1 may be interested.
In order to download the Bios Firmware you have to create a free account in I-Hacked.com
Warning - Do it at your own risk

Gastonl
www.gastonl.com



Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
Canon 10D Features on the Rebel?


When Canon introduced the Digital Rebel, the world's first entry-level Digital SLR camera, many remarked on its similarities to the 10D , its $500 more expensive big brother. In fact, the two cameras share much of the same technology and so Canon implemented a number of software-based limitations to avoid destroying sales of the professional-oriented 10D.

Now, a new hack that restores previously hidden menu along with a few additional tricks has added nearly all of those 10D features to the Rebel, with an arguably superior user interface to boot.

Instructions to update your firmware

BIOS FIRMWARE: E3kr111B71.rar
6/16/2004 - another beta ("B7.1"), minor fixes, no major additions.
- changeable MLU delay via C.Fn17
- right button mapping removed and now does nothing (normal)
- timer mode + MLU works normally now
- FEC1 displays on the LCD when changing the FEC
- AI OF (manual focus), AF OS (one shot), AF SE (AI servo) and AF AI (AI focus) shows on the LCD when changing the focussing mode
- the quick erase instead of hitting the Erase button twice, you now need to hit Erase then Set instead (this only applies during the quick review after taking a photo)

BIOS FIRMWARE: E3kr111B7.rar
New in this release:
- ISO 3200
- Mirror Lock up

Changes:
- FEC is moved to JUMP button
- 'Right' button has no function assigned
- 'Left' button selects the autofocus mode:
PA-1 - ONEShot
PA-2 - AIservo (dosn't work right now)
PA-3 - AIfocusAF
- the default button in delete prompt was changed from 'Cancel' to 'OK'. So, be aware. Now if you want to delete an image, press DEL button and then SET one. To Cancel press any other key.


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Its been widely known that the Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel and the Canon EOS 10D DSLR's are similar beasts. In fact, if you look at their side-by-side comparisons you can see that most of the features that vary are catagorized as "Customizable".

The 10D has a menu item called "Custom Functions" which allows these settings to be adjusted. Well, a fellow in Russia found that in the latest firmware, by switching a single byte in the firmware image, he was able to enable most of these 10D "Custom Functions" in the Digital Rebel. Now, some features, such as more frames in rapid shooting, are hardware-limitations but some features lacking such as Flash Exposure Compensation and embedded JPEG quality are found to be working in the 300D.

This is not the 10D firmware, it is the 300D firmware with some of the dormant 10D features enabled. The developers probably shared the codebase between the two models. The 10D firmware will not work on your 300D.

Now, be aware that this Modified firmware will violate your warranty!

The firmware is available here: Canon 300D Firware

The following data is from a long thread on DP Review's forums:

I have attempted to confirm what works, and if it does not specify ' [WORKS] ' then I have not confirmed it yet.

CF1: SET button func. when shooting. [WORKS]
0: Default (no function)
1: Change quality
2: Change parameters
3: Menu display
4: Image replay

CF2: Shutter release w/o CF card [WORKS]
0: Possible without CF card
1: Not possible

CF3: Flash Sync speed in Av mode [WORKS]
0: Auto
1: 1/200sec (fixed)

CF4: Shutter button / AE lock button

0: AF/AE Lock
1: AE Lock/AF
2: AF/AF lock, no AE lock
3 AE/AF, no lock

CF5: AF-Assist Beam / Flash firing [NO]

0: Emits/Fires
1: Does not emit/Fires
2: Only ext. flash emits/Fires
3: Emits/does not fire

CF6: Exposure level increments: [WORKS]
0: 1/2-stop
1: 1/3 stop

CF8: RAW+JPEG rec. [WORKS]
0:RAW+Small Normal
1:RAW+Small Fine
2:RAW+Medium Normal
3: RAW+Medium Fine
4:RAW+Large Normal
5:RAW+Large Fine

CF9: Bracket. sequence/auto cancel
0: 0,-,+/enable (300D default)
1: 0,-,+/disable
2: -,0,+/enable
3: -,0,+/disable

CF10: Superimposed display
0: on
1: off

CF11: Menu button display position
0: previous(top if powered off)
1: previous
2: top

CF12: mirror lockup [WORKS]
0: disable (300D default)
1: enable

CF14: Auto reduction of fill flash - not tested yet
0: enable (300D default)
1: disable

CF15: Shutter curtain sync [NO]
0: 1st curtain sync
1: 2nd curtain sync

CF16: Safety shift in av or tv
0: disable
1: enable

CF17: Lens af stop button function
0: af stop
1: af start
2: ae lock while metering
3: af point: m->auto/auto-ctr.
4: one shot -> <- ai servo
5: IS start


Savings: $500*

*If you're happy with the added features in this firmware, this is saving your $500 over the 10D...

As mentioned previously, don't forget that next weekend is the Toronto Camera Show at the Thornhill Community Centre. Fans of vintage gear should be sure to check it out.

Sunday September 11th
Thornhill Community Centre
7755 Bayview Ave. at John St.

10am - 4pm, $5

Also, in two weeks the Buffalo Camera Show runs from 9:30am-1:30pm and has forty tables of classic and vintage kit to peruse for an entry fee of only five bones.

Saturday September 24th
Hearthstone Manor
333 Dick Road
Depew, New York

9:30am - 1:30pm, $5

Contact Doug Napier at (905) 994-0515 or email to dduglas at dugwerks dot com for more info.

... and of course the Photographic Historical Society of Canada is hosting the second installment of the biannual "BIG ONE" show on Sunday, October 2nd at the Soccer Centre in Woodbridge. Yowza!

Jon

Hello,

I recently picked up a flyer to an upcoming camera show and thought it might be of interest to the group. I have some old things to get rid of, so I'm planning to check it out. I don't see a weblink on the flyer, so I'll make it brief.

Location - Thornhill Community Centre
7755 Bayview Avenue (looks like it's close to the 407)
Date - Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 - 10:00 am to 3:00pm
Admission $7.00
for more info contact suewootten@hotmail.com

The flyer I picked up at Vistek has a $2.00 cupon attached.

Michelle
http://www.lensbender.com

Hello, hello!

Long time blogger, first time photoblogger, making a short introduction.

There. That's it.

Actually I'd like to ask if anyone here has some good digital photography tutorial links they could forward my way. I'm using a Canon G5 and not too familiar with all the settings it has to offer [I upgraded from an HP 315 point and shoot].

The Canon 20D has been on the market for a few weeks now, and I'm damn jealous. As an avid follower of photographic equipment on ebay, I have noticed a wave of Canon 10D's hitting the markets as their previous owners are upgrading to the 20D.

Here is a list of some of the great features of the new camera.

8.2 MP CMOS Sensor

a second generation DIGIC II Image Processor

5 fps performance for up to 23 consecutive frames

0.2 second start-up time

shutter speed of 1/8000 sec

flash sync at 1/250

a new high-precision 9-point AF System

a built-in multi-controller for fast focusing point selection

a refined magnesium alloy body

compatible with Canon's new EF-S Lenses

also compatible with the entire EOS System of lenses and flashes

Full featured reviews on the 20D are also beginning to surface online. I was particularly interested in the Hands On Review that was published by Photo District News (a publication geared towards photography professionals). Here is a list of other online reviews.

DPReview

Image Resource

Steve's DigiCams

PC Magazine

I think Gayla is the only photoblogger in the city that currently has a Horizon. I saw someone else at the Pinback concert last week with one, but those are the only two I have ever seen. If you have been thinking about getting one of these beauties, it may be a wise idea to get the newest model, the S3pro. The current price of the 202 model is approximately $275 US. The S3pro retails between $325 and $340. It also seems like there are some floating around on ebay.

Zenit Press Release 26/10/04

JSC "Krasnogorsky zavod" has started a serial production of the new "HORIZON S3pro" panoramic camera. This camera will be on the market at the beginning of March, 2004.

"HORIZON S3pro" panoramic camera opens new horizons before you. There are landscapes, indoor scenes, sport events, architecture, reports of an absolutely another size. Using the 35mm standard film you are taking pictures of everything in your view without losses. It's the amazing opportunity for an experiment.

Availability of slow shutter speeds allows to take pictures at reduced illumination and at night.

The proper position of the camera during photographing is controlled by means of the level seen in the viewfinder. Would you like to improvise? Replace the level bubble up or down from the central position and you will get an unusual effect.

The camera body is light, strongly constructed and exceptionally human engineered. It's designed in such a way that makes the camera handy under all conditions of photography.

There are the principal distinctions from the previous "Horizon-202" model:

UPRATED RESOLUTION;
TWO ADDITIONAL SHUTTER SPEEDS - 1/30SEC AND 1SEC;
SHUTTER NOISELESS WORKING;
MODERN DESIGN.

info via PhotographyBLOG

NOTE: This press release was dated yesterday, but the camera was released in March of this year. (I was a little confused at first when I started finding active sellers, thinking it was being released in March 2005. It is actually already on the market)

There has been some discussion recently as to which Digital SLR is better. I thought I would start up a thread here to open up discussion on the topic. I'll add more links to the cameras in question as soon as comments start to appear.

Canon 20D 8.2 mp ($2199.99 for kit)*
Canon 10D 6.3 mp (no longer in production)**
Canon Digital Rebel 6.3 mp ($1299.99 for kit)*
Nikon D70 6.0 mp ($1769.99 for kit)*
Nikon D1x 5.47mp ($4199.99)

*Note prices may vary from store to store and also depend on which lens you purchase with your camera.
**The Canon 10D can be found on the used market for approx. $1000 to $1200.

I know a number of people here have Digital SLR's in the community.

a) What Digital SLR do you own?
b) Are you Satisfied with your purchase?
c) What was your main reason for choosing your camera over another brand?
d) What do you like best about your DSLR?
e) What do you hate about your DSLR?
f) Would you recommend your DSLR?

I noticed this a few weeks back, but was reminded by an email from Nick. The popular Canon Digital Rebel now comes in a sleek and sexy black body. Very nice. As far as I can tell the rest of the features remain the same as the origal silver/grey version.

Available at Vistek, Henry's, Downtown Camera and many other retail outlets around the city.